House price inflation is increasing at its highest rate for over a year and is expected to continue rising, clearly good news for all those investing in the sector
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The companies set to carry out the Government’s £4 billion affordable housing scheme over the next two years have been selected.
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In its latest survey, the Halifax noted that UK house prices were still falling and should continue to do so as the year progresses.
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New issues have dominated AIM this year but investors need to be wary of buying shares in a company that is floating, since someone is usually looking to make money from selling the company
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Companies whose earnings easily cover their dividend payments might offer strong future growth opportunities
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Under Gordon Brown's latest spending review, the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), a scheme where private consortiums, usually large construction players, are contracted to design, build and manage public building projects, is to be expanded to include affordable housing schemes.
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With the Barker Review, commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and published in late March, highlighting the chronic shortage of housing in the UK, especially affordable housing, housebuilders will be cheered by its opinion that 120,000 new homes need to be built urgently.
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Although stock market indices continue to improve – the SmallCap Index stands at 2505.9 against 1777.6 a year ago – there's no hiding the fact that companies are facing a tough trading environment. So SmallCap followers would do well to follow those management teams turning in resilient numbers in rough markets.
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Along with the FTSE 100, which has surged triumphantly past its 4,000-point resistance level, Aim has breached a landmark of its own over the past month, breaking the 620-point barrier by moving up seven per cent to 626.1.
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